"premune" meaning in English

See premune in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} premune (not comparable)
  1. (medicine) Immune to a disease through having had it before. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Medicine Related terms: premunition, premunity
    Sense id: en-premune-en-adj-tPoi02hg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

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          "ref": "2014, Julius P. Kreier, Malaria: Immunology and Immunization, page 141",
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